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What percentage of the world's population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area?
What percentage of the world's population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area?
Approximately how many people were on earth at the beginning of the 21st century?
Approximately how many people were on earth at the beginning of the 21st century?
What percentage of the world's population do the 10 most populous countries contribute?
What percentage of the world's population do the 10 most populous countries contribute?
Who remarked that 'Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many'?
Who remarked that 'Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many'?
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What is population distribution a measure of?
What is population distribution a measure of?
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Why is it important to know how many women and men a country has?
Why is it important to know how many women and men a country has?
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What is family planning according to the passage?
What is family planning according to the passage?
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What did Thomas Malthus state in his theory?
What did Thomas Malthus state in his theory?
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What is the growth of population?
What is the growth of population?
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What is natural growth of population?
What is natural growth of population?
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What happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate between two points of time?
What happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate between two points of time?
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What is negative growth of population?
What is negative growth of population?
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What are the three components of population change?
What are the three components of population change?
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How is the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) calculated?
How is the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) calculated?
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What does Crude Death Rate (CDR) measure?
What does Crude Death Rate (CDR) measure?
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What influences mortality rates according to the text?
What influences mortality rates according to the text?
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Which factor makes the place of origin less attractive for migrants?
Which factor makes the place of origin less attractive for migrants?
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What does the Demographic Transition Theory suggest happens as society progresses?
What does the Demographic Transition Theory suggest happens as society progresses?
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What characterizes the first stage of the demographic transition theory?
What characterizes the first stage of the demographic transition theory?
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In which direction does migration lead to population change?
In which direction does migration lead to population change?
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How are Immigrants and Emigrants defined?
How are Immigrants and Emigrants defined?
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What is the purpose of migration according to the text?
What is the purpose of migration according to the text?
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What is the ratio of the number of people to the size of land?
What is the ratio of the number of people to the size of land?
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Why are river valleys densely populated?
Why are river valleys densely populated?
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Why are mountainous and hilly areas less populated?
Why are mountainous and hilly areas less populated?
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What attracts people to cities?
What attracts people to cities?
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What is the result of rural to urban migration?
What is the result of rural to urban migration?
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Why are some areas in India thinly populated?
Why are some areas in India thinly populated?
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What is population growth?
What is population growth?
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Why are some areas densely populated?
Why are some areas densely populated?
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What is the formula to calculate density of population?
What is the formula to calculate density of population?
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Why do some places have religious or cultural significance?
Why do some places have religious or cultural significance?
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